DOI: 10.1063/1.360073. Derivation of the Weibull distribution based on physical principles and its connection to the Rosin

Derivation of the Weibull distribution based on physical principles and its connection to the Rosin–Rammler and lognormal distributions

10.1063/1.360073

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Abstract

We describe a physically based derivation of the Weibull distribution with respect to fragmentation processes. In this approach we consider the result of a single-event fragmentation leading to a branching tree of cracks that show geometric scale invariance (fractal behavior). With this approach, because the Rosin–Rammler type distribution is just the integral form of the Weibull distribution, it, too, has a physical basis. In further consideration of mass distributions developed by fragmentation processes, we show that one particular mass distribution closely resembles the empirical lognormal distribution. This result suggests that the successful use of the lognormal distribution to describe fragmentation distributions may have been simply fortuitous.

Bibliography

Brown, W. K., & Wohletz, K. H. (1995). Derivation of the Weibull distribution based on physical principles and its connection to the RosinâRammler and lognormal distributions. Journal of Applied Physics, 78(4), 2758â2763.

Authors 2

Wilbur K. Brown (first)
Kenneth H. Wohletz (additional)

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Type	When
Created	23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 8:31 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 2, 2024, 11:29 a.m.)
Indexed	1 month, 1 week ago (July 19, 2025, 11:40 p.m.)
Issued	30 years ago (Aug. 15, 1995)
Published	30 years ago (Aug. 15, 1995)
Published Print	30 years ago (Aug. 15, 1995)

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BibTeX

@article{Brown_1995, title={Derivation of the Weibull distribution based on physical principles and its connection to the Rosin–Rammler and lognormal distributions}, volume={78}, ISSN={1089-7550}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.360073}, DOI={10.1063/1.360073}, number={4}, journal={Journal of Applied Physics}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Brown, Wilbur K. and Wohletz, Kenneth H.}, year={1995}, month=aug, pages={2758–2763} }

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